Focus on building and maintaining active income first.

Neighbors activity or their poor unit maintenance affecting your unit or tenants.

In the meantime though, I'd try to just actively build your platform here on Bigger Pockets and just casually connect with people. 

These expenses can create a paper loss, which may offset other passive income or carry forward to future years.If you qualify for Real Estate Professional Status (REPS) or actively manage a Short-Term Rental (STR), the losses can be applied against your active W-2 or business income, reducing your overall tax liability.

What ROI do you need to justify the liability and active nature of owning a rental property?

Look at crime rates, school quality, vacancy rates, and rental demand in those areas.Talk to Local Real Estate Professionals: Connect with real estate agents, property managers, and other investors who are active in the specific areas you're considering.

If you’re aiming for 3 months, having a reliable team and the right lenders in place will be crucial to keeping things on track.More about how DSCRs support BRRRR refis: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/brrrr-loans-what-are-the-...

If this current realtor isn't getting it done for you, I have a broker/PM that fits that description that I can connect you with if you'd like.There are also very active investor groups on Facebook if you want to try the FSBO route.

Hi @Mark Hafner, we are active in the Spanish real estate market and have been developing several real estate projects in the last few years in the Valencia area (Valencia city and the Costa Blanca).

Absolutely no screening activity involved whatsoever other than these non-fair housing related mentions.